The current programme of free temporary displays and installations available to view around the V&A. Complementing our permanent collections, these range in size from a single case to a room.
Print of the Month
1 - 29 June 2013. Louise Hayward’s recent work highlights the enigmatic sculptural qualities of inner London’s modernist social housing.
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Building Memories: The Art of Remembering
31 May 2013 - 24 February 2014. This display offers alternative ways of understanding the “art of remembering”, explored by Hari Kunzru in his narrative for Sky Arts Igniti…
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Deception: Ceramics and Imitation
25 May 2013 - 5 January 2014. From functional tableware masquerading as fruit or vegetables to imitations of prized materials, potters have always created objects intended …
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Making It Up: Photographic Fictions
3 May 2013 - 16 March 2014. Photography is widely associated with truthfulness yet it has also been employed throughout its history as a means of telling stories and evokin…
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Beatrix Potter and the Beautiful Satin Waistcoat
19 March 2013 - 15 September 2013. When preparing illustrations for The Tailor of Gloucester (1903) Beatrix Potter sought inspiration from the Mayor's coat and embroidered …
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Clara Button and the Magical Hat Day: A Fantastic Journey in the V&A
19 March 2013 - 19 January 2014. The display presents a selection of attractive works on paper, which illustrate the first book of fiction for children published by the V&A…
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Music Hall: Sickert and the Three Graces
16 March 2013 - 5 January 2014. Spotlighting the Bedford Music Hall in Camden Town, this theatrical installation will feature paintings by W.R. Sickert, a play by Tanika Gu…
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A Treasure of the Russian Orthodox Church
1 March 2013 - 13 May 2014. Throughout Christian history, carefully crafted, precious covers have been made to protect the Gospel. This precious Rococo gospel cover created…
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Research on Paintings: Art History and Connoisseurship
17 December 2012 - 22 September 2013. A display providing an account of the principles and methods used to establish the nature and origins of oil paintings.
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The Art of Seeing Nature: The Oil Sketches of John Constable
17 December 2012 - 22 September 2013. This display of 49 oil sketches by John Constable (1776-1837) traces the development of his style from early studies to his atmospheri…
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Chromazone: Colour in Contemporary Architecture
17 November 2012 - 21 July 2013. The innovative use of colour is a major trend in contemporary architecture.
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A History of Photography
October 2012 – January 2014. The Photographs Gallery draws upon the V&A’s internationally renowned collection and chronicles the history of photography from the 1840s up to…
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Michael Lloyd: Twelve Vessels of Life, Love and Death
31 October 2012 – 7 July 2013. A collection of 12 vessels by Michael Lloyd that each represent a time of the year.
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Beautifully Bitten: Acid-etched Metal in Renaissance and Early Modern Europe
4 July 2010 – 30 June 2013. This small display brings together a selection of 11 metalwork objects etched with acid and includes weapons, locks and tools.
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V&A Museum of Childhood: Martha Pullen's Favorite Places Series
Continuing her commitment to spread heirloom inspiration throughout the world, Martha Pullen introduces her latest book, Victoria and Albert Museum of…
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